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FERNANDEZ DIEZ, Gustavo. The logical Analysis of Collective Predication. Crítica (Méx., D.F.) [online]. 2006, vol.38, n.114, pp.21-44. ISSN 0011-1503.

In this paper I investigate the logical analysis of statements in which a predicate applies collectively to a plurality of subjects. The standard treatment of such cases in first-order logic is not completely satisfactory, and the search for alternative modes of representation opens up interesting perspectives. I concentrate on the introduction of multigrade predicates, pointing out a number of weaknesses in the current literature on the subject. I argue that the collective/distributive opposition must be located in the logical structure of the statement in question.

Palavras-chave : collective/distributive; multigrade predicate; compound term; plural logic.

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